Thraetaona

Zoroastrian · mortal · legendary · mortal

Dragon-slaying hero-king endowed with the Glory; overthrew the tyrant Azhi Dahaka/Zahhak and bound him beneath Mount Damavand.

Parentage

Athwya

Domains

kingship deliverance
divine glory khvarenah
healing medicine

Powers

Smite the three-headed dragon Azhi Dahaka and bind him
Be invoked against fever, disease, and the serpent's venom

Epithets

Āθβiiāni

Relations

enemy: Azhi Dahaka
ally: Aredvi Sura Anahita
descendant of: Yima

Sources

Avesta, Yasht 5.33-35
Avesta, Yasht 19
Ferdowsi, Shāhnāmeh (Fereydun)

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